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Just picked this up on anohter forum:

The Opteron 165 939 will rise from $295 to $325, the 170 from $384 to $394, the 175 from $490 to $504. But the Opteron 180 939 pin CPU will drop by a fairly large percentage - from $811 to $693.

On the Athlon X2 front, the 3800+ will drop from $322 to $295, the 4200+ from $400 to $355, the 4400+ from $497 to $458, and the 4800+ from $787 to $630. The FX55 will stay at $811, while the FX57 will drop from $1,011 to $811. The $1,011 chip will be the FX60. These are all dealer/distributor prices.
 

HumbleGod

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So in other words, AMD is trying to move the focus to their new darling, the X2, but is having trouble doing so because everyone knows the similarly-priced Opterons are more stable and better constructed! Solution--lower prices on the favorite, raise them on the black sheep.

Glad I got my Opteron 165 when I did!
 

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Hello,

Opterons are like the FX. Difficult to produce a huge quantity and was originally meant for server use only. The average user will most likely use price over the benefits if the chips run at the same speed.

The darling X2 will gain more traction since AMD decides to scrub the Opteron 939 eventually.
 

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The Opterons needed to be priced higher because their popularity among consumers was causing shortages for their intended corporate clients.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29095

The X2s were then dropped in price to fill the value void left by the Opterons. The X2 price drop was also a response to Intel's recently launched 9xx, 6x1 and Core Duos. AMD is also trying to premptively meet the prices drops Intel will introduce on the 8xx, 6x0, and 5xx as they move onto clearance.

http://www.theregister.com/2006/01/03/intel_debuts_presler_cedar_mill/

It also seems that Intel might release price cuts to meet AMD's price cuts which were to meet Intel's other price cuts. Ah, the wonders of competition.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29133